http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/27/nrel-releases-new-roadmap-reducing-solar-pv-soft-costs-2020/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 08:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/27/nrel-releases-new-roadmap-reducing-solar-pv-soft-costs-2020/#comment-184008 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56964#comment-184008 One of the benefits of increasing efficiency in solar PV modules is that the “soft costs” per Wp installed reduce. At All Eco Energy we’re supplying ever increasing efficiencies of modules that are cost effective. A couple of years ago a 240Wp module was at the upper end of cost effectiveness. Now a 250Wp module is standard for investment grade projects, such as the Risen Solar module (http://www.allecoenergy.co.uk/Risen-Solar-PV-Panels.html). The upper end has shifted to 260-270Wp modules. So, a 10% increase in performance without change in the installation soft costs, will lower the cost per Wp. A quick calculation might suggest that for that small scale systems this is already a 5% reduction in £ (or $) per Wp, excluding price reductions in equipment.

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